Quote Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Well (no pun intended......maybe ) that's one of the two answers I expected. Coming from someone in No. Cal it surprises somewhat. You guys have been at a low level "war" with the folks to the south over water rights for something like 40 years. Your reserviors, e.g. Lake Shasta are reported to be at record lows. Those fine folks down south have a lot of cars. Where's the huge supply of water going to come from to convert into fuel (won't even try to get into where the energy to separate the h from the o will come from).

Not really trying to pick on you hear, it's just that folks seem to think more clearly when they have to justify their beliefs. And, you may be able to convince me to see something you're privvy to that I'm not.
Yes our water wars have posed to be a problem, like when we have to ration water while So Cal is filling swimming pools. Or when we get fined for using too much water while the local government is washing the streets to keep median strips green. I happen to be one of the lucky ones that has water year round just 3 feet from the surface. Our sewer charges are based on the amount of water we use X 2. As we pave over everything the ground can't absorb the water so we have flooding like in the mid west. You don't need to use drinking water to make the fuel.